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The seductive message from the marketing campaigns, particularly those aimed at young people, is that credit cards are a way to freedom. But to […]

What happens if you use one of your bank’s foreclosed properties — particularly one in swanky Malibu beach — for your own parties? You […]

Undeterred by the miniscule odds, people were lining up Friday for a chance to score the estimated $333 million Mega Millions jackpot.
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Southern regional bank Colonial Bank is on the verge of failure, a federal judge said in granting a request made by Bank of America […]

Oil prices slipped below $71 a barrel on Monday, as the dollar’s strength and worries about high oil inventories helped counter earlier gains on […]

As the recession continues decimating Main Street businesses, communities are taking matters into their own hands. From Bowdoinham, Maine, to Chico, Calif., and dozens […]

Malaysia’s central bank may signal it has room to resume cutting interest rates should economic conditions unexpectedly worsen, even as it holds borrowing costs […]

Oil prices rose above $67 a barrel Thursday to their highest in more than two weeks, buoyed by worries about gasoline supplies and a […]

many Americans are still reeling from the economic downturn. Here is how some people have responded to the return of pain at the pump.
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On just about every Friday afternoon, bank regulators announce the latest batch of bank failures…they’ve shuttered 52 so far this year and the pace […]